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R. Nagaraj

Centre for Development Studies
Rayaprolu.Nagaraj@gmail.com

R. Nagaraj is a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Trivandrum. Prior to joining CDS, Nagaraj was a Professor of Economics at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai till his retirement. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His areas of research include aspects of India’s industrialisation, applied macroeconomics, public sector performance, the labour market in India, and official economic statistics. His forthcoming edited book titled Industrialisation for Employment and Growth in India: Lessons from Small Firm Clusters and Beyond is being published by Cambridge University Press.

Posts by R. Nagaraj

बजट 2022-23: क्या सार्वजनिक निवेश पर आधारित विकास रणनीति वांछनीय और विश्वसनीय है?

सरकार ने सकल घरेलू उत्पाद के अनुपात के रूप में सार्वजनिक निवेश को बढ़ाने की इच्छा रखते हुए वर्ष 2022-23 के बजट में आर्थिक विकास को बढ़ावा देने की अपनी प्रतिबद्धता को दोहराया है। इस संदर्भ में, आर. नाग...

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Budget 2022-23: Is public investment-led growth strategy desirable and credible?

The 2022-23 Budget has reiterated the government's commitment to boosting economic growth by seeking to increase public investment as a ratio of gross domestic product. In this context, R Nagaraj exam...

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औद्योगिक दुर्घटनाओं में हो रही वृद्धि: ‘व्‍यापार करने में आसानी’ को बढ़ावा देने का परिणाम है?

भारत में हाल के वर्षों में औद्योगिक और वाणिज्यिक प्रतिष्ठानों में आग और विस्फोट से संबंधित गंभीर दुर्घटनाओं में वृद्धि देखी गई है। इस पोस्‍ट में, आर. नागराज ने तर्क दिया है कि विश्व बैंक के ‘व्‍यापार ...

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Rising industrial accidents: Fallout of boosting ‘Ease of Doing Business’?

India has witnessed a surge in severe fire and explosion-related accidents in industrial and commercial establishments, in recent years. In this post, R Nagaraj contends that perhaps the dilution – ...

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“New Welfarism”: Old wine, new bottles?

Commenting on the recent policy paper by Subramanian and Felman, R Nagaraj contends that the authors imaginative re-branding of the erstwhile ‘populist schemes’ as “New Welfarism of the Right”...

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Make in India: Why didn't the lion roar?

In this Perspectives piece, Prof. Nagaraj contends that ‘Make in India’ has failed to meet its objective of turning industry around. The government has seemed more concerned with improving India's...

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GDP conundrum: A synoptic view

R Nagaraj, Professor of Economics at IGIDR, summarises the key points of controversy around the methodology and implications of the new GDP series.

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